Ginatilan

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Municipality of Ginatilan
Location of Ginatilan in the province of Cebu
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Basic data
Region : Central Visayas
Province : Cebu
Barangays : 14th
District: 2. District of Cebu
PSGC : 072225000
Income class : 5th income bracket
Households : 2676
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 15,919
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 227.1 inhabitants per km²
Area : 70.10  km²
Coordinates : 9 ° 36 '  N , 123 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 9 ° 36 '  N , 123 ° 21'  E
Postal code : 6028
Website: http://www.ginatilan.gov.ph/
Geographical location in the Philippines
Ginatilan (Philippines)
Ginatilan
Ginatilan

Ginatilan is a Filipino municipality in the province of Cebu . It has 15,919 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census). Ginatilan is a fifth income class community and is located in the southwest of the island of Cebu .

geography

It is located about 135 km southwest of Cebu City and can be reached via the coastal road via Toledo City . Their neighboring communities are Malabuyoc in the north, Samboan in the south, Boljoon and Oslob in the east. To the west is the island of Negros, from which Ginatilan is separated by the Tanon Strait .

The topography of the municipality is extremely mountainous, and is characterized by deep valleys and wide plateaus. The highest point reaches 819 meters above sea level.

Attractions

The San Gregorio Magno parish church was built in 1829 in a baroque architectural style. One of the oldest houses in the community is the ancestral house of the Jomuad family , which was built in 1700. The ancestral house of Mayor Don German Ferraren served the Spanish colonial administration as an administrative building. The tower Bantayan sa Hari was used in earlier times to identify arriving ships and thus to warn of the Moro pirates . The Old Municipal Building was built in 1917 and served as the town hall until 2000 . The Holy Trinity College was one of the first schools in the municipality and was opened 1945th The Puerta de la Marina was the old fishing port in the Spanish period. Millennium Park is the community's promenade and houses a modern lighthouse. The Municipal Auditorium is the architectural masterpiece of the community, it was built in the style of the Sydney Opera House .

The Inambacan Waterfalls are located in the Barangay Calabawan. The Ginatilan Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary established to protect coral reefs and their inhabitants.

Barangays

Ginatilan is politically divided into 14 barangays .

  • Anao
  • Cagsing
  • Calabawan
  • Cambagte
  • Campisong
  • Cañorong
  • Guiwanon
  • Looc
  • Malatbo
  • Mangaco
  • Palanas
  • Poblacion
  • Salamanca
  • San Roque

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